Mitchell FreifeldPay Phone, Oil Painting2025
2025
About the Item
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Once upon a time, this was the only way to communicate over long distances if you weren’t at home. Next to it sits a phone book, the Yellow Pages, inviting users to “let your fingers do the walking.†These objects are relics from a bygone era.
About the Artist
Artist Mitchell Freifeld depicts architecture that evokes memory and nostalgia. Using a modernist approach, he highlights details that often fade into the background of familiarity. With his camera, he meticulously documents the world around him, using his shots as a reference for his art. "My works are the product of a process that is more intuitive than intellectual and a passion for simple, modern architecture and light," says Mitchell. After winning his first juried show at 10, Mitchell's lifelong dream of becoming a full-time artist took root. A pivotal moment in 2001 prompted him to seize the chance and devote himself to art-making. Now, he dedicates most of his time to a compact studio within his garage in Portland, Oregon. Mitchell's life revolves entirely around his creative pursuits, taking pictures, and working seven days a week with paints and brushes.
Words that describe this painting: telephone, phone, still life, modern , oil painting, blue
Pay Phone
Mitchell Freifeld
Oil painting on wood
Finished edges
Ready to hang
One-of-a-kind
Signed on front and back
2025
10 in. h x 6.5 in. w x 1 in. d
0 lbs. 4 oz.
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- Creation Year:2025
- Dimensions:Height: 10 in (25.4 cm)Width: 6.5 in (16.51 cm)Depth: 1 in (2.54 cm)
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- Condition:Pay Phone. Mitchell Freifeld. Oil painting on wood. Finished edges. Ready to hang. One-of-a-kind. Signed on front and back.
- Gallery Location:San Francisco, CA
- Reference Number:Seller: 809581stDibs: LU922117420532
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